Lanarkshire - Paranormal Database Records

Falling Man

Location: Glasgow - Edinburgh Road, CranhillType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: November 2016Further Comments: While walking towards a shop, one witness watched a man stumble across the road holding his throat before falling against a fence. As the witness approached, the figure vanished.

Deil's Kirkyard

Location: Glasgow - Former marshland (no longer present, replaced by yachting pond, Camphill Park)Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Circa 1830Further Comments: The site where the dead from the Battle of Langside were buried, a woman staying nearby watched as the dead rose up and marched down the nearby road. The woman ran to her minister, who is said to have exorcised the ghosts so they never appeared again.

Two Men Walking

Location: Glasgow - George StreetType: Unknown Ghost TypeDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: Seen in the early hours of the morning, these two shades out for a walk wore eighteenth century clothing.

Lady in Green

Location: Glasgow - Gothic villa close to Springburn ParkType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Unknown - twentieth century?Further Comments: A woman wearing a long green dress was once said to wander the property with her dog.

Diana

Location: Glasgow - Govan Old Parish ChurchType: OtherDate / Time: Circa early 2012Further Comments: A video recorded by Chinese tourists at Govan Old Parish Church appears to show Princess Diana standing by a stained glass window. The jury appears to be out to whether the footage is faked, an optical illusion or something a little more spooky.

Taken by Fairies?

Location: Glasgow - Govan RoadType: OtherDate / Time: 1 Jan 1966Further Comments: While out in the early hours of New Year's Day in the company of his two elder brothers, Alex Cleghorn vanished while standing by their sides, and was never seen again. A few of the locals said it was the little folk, as who else could have pulled off such a disappearing act?

Location: Glasgow - High Street, just after The Royal Infirmary and to the Tolbooth ClockType: Environmental ManifestationDate / Time: 1996 - 1997Further Comments: On three occasions between 1996 and 1997, a witness (and on one occasion, their friend) looked out the window of their flat and watched the street below fill Victorian figures, including ladies with long dresses, workmen carrying hods and horses and carriages. Each time the scene lasted for around ten minutes.

Former Wife of a Caretaker

Location: Glasgow - Hutchesons' Hall, Ingram StreetType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1970s-2005Further Comments: A former worker at this site said it was haunted by a grey lady, who could have been the wife of a caretaker or a cleaner. The entity would open and close doors, and would be seen looking out of a window from the street. Footsteps would also be heard on the site.

Devil on Top

Location: Glasgow - Jack's Mountain (no longer standing)Type: Legend - Old NickDate / Time: Circa 1950sFurther Comments: Jack's Mountain was a local name for a massive pile of rubbish and slag which stood, by some accounts, 30 metres tall. A local legend said that the Devil lurked on top.

Man Holding Throat

Location: Glasgow - Langbar, EasterhouseType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1970Further Comments: A tenant in a flat here reported their home as being haunted by a former occupant, who was seen walking around the site holding his throat. A priest was called to perform an exorcism, although the outcome of the ritual is not known.

Septimus Pitt

Location: Glasgow - Mitchell LibraryType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 2000sFurther Comments: Although Pitt the phantom is the creation of Scottish poet Brian Whittingham, staff at the library have reported icy chills on the second floor.

Young Woman

Location: Glasgow - Multi-storey car parkType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 2007 or 2008Further Comments: While talking to her friend by her car on the fourth level, one driver watched a young woman walk across the car park, jump up onto the edge before jumping off. The driver was extremely upset, and asked her friend to check the young woman was okay - but there was no body and no evidence anyone had fallen.

Screaming Children

Location: Glasgow - Museum of TransportType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twenty-first centuryFurther Comments: A museum security guard reported encountering several spooky occurrences during his time working here, including the screams of children, balls of blue light and sightings of a headless woman.

Disappearing Lady

Location: Glasgow - Private flat, Woodlands areaType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Late 1990sFurther Comments: A number of spooky occurrences were reported as happening over a twenty-five year period, including a lady who would vanish, screaming, and loud banging.

Shadow with No Hand

Location: Glasgow - Private House, Duke StreetType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: Several unexplainable events have occurred in this building, including the sight of a shadow that approached the witness with its arms in the air (it was noticed that the shadow had a hand missing) and a phantom dog that played with children on site.

Scratcher

Location: Glasgow - Radio Clyde, Studio ThreeType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Late twentieth centuryFurther Comments: This radio station is home to an entity that has left deep scratch marks on the arms of one guest, and is blamed for any technical failure.

Glowing Girl

Location: Glasgow - Riverside MuseumType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: August 2016Further Comments: A photograph taken at this museum revealed a pale, bright little girl waving at the camera. Some claimed the image showed a ghostly Victorian child, while others believed the photograph to be an over-exposed person or a photoshopped fake.

Lady with Grey Hair

Location: Glasgow - Rosshall hospitalType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: January 2008Further Comments: A grey haired lady who died in theatre three many years ago is still said to haunt the area. Staff report a fleeting glance of her ghost before it vanishes.

Ward Sister

Location: Glasgow - Royal Infirmary HospitalType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Sister in Twentieth century, and patient in 2002Further Comments: At least one nurse has claimed to have seen a ward sister walking around at night, normal looking other than the fact the apparition appears to be cut off at the knee. Ward 27 is reported to be home to Archie, a ghostly elderly man who wears a bun net and can be seen talking to dying patients. More recently, while answering an arrest call, a doctor was asked the way out by a patient. The doctor pointed over his shoulder as he continued to run down the corridor. When the doctor reached the patient who had arrested and died, he realised that it was the same man who had asked for directions.

Hanging Man

Location: Glasgow - Scotia BarType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 2007Further Comments: This bar is haunted by a former landlord who, during the 1970s, hanged himself in the cellar. Two other spirits also lurk here; Willy sits in a room, while Annie has made contact with a visiting psychic.

Grey Lady

Location: Glasgow - Shields Road StationType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: The woman who has returned to earth was killed by a train as it pulled into the station.

Woman in Black

Location: Glasgow - Silverburn shopping centreType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: May - June 2016Further Comments: Covered by international media, it was reported that a phantom woman in black had been reported four times over a four week period.

Location: Glasgow - Skies above townType: UFODate / Time: December 1752Further Comments: There are reports of two fireballs seen over the town during this month; one flew over the town while the second exploded, showering the area in sparks and hail stones.